SUA senior saves DPS officer's life
By Sam Blum
February 12, 2014 - 10:19am
Field supervisor Billy Fletcher arrived just in the nick of time to rescue Officer Stan Prue, who was struck by lightning.

The night began like any other for Billy Fletcher. The field supervisor was hanging out in the Syracuse University Ambulance quarters talking with the other responders when the call bell went off.

Fletcher arrived on the scene at south campus to see officer Ed Weber pounding on the chest of his partner Stan Prue. With each thrust, a puff of smoke protruded out of Prue’s motionless body.

First generation student persists through obstacles
By Alyssa Ford
February 10, 2014 - 11:30pm
Alaska native Allison Baker faced many hurdles before and after her acceptance to Syracuse University.

Allison Baker has been facing every challenge that college has thrown at her.

The international relations freshman has been using Syracuse University’s resources to assist her through her first year in college. As a first generation student from the small town of Wasilla, Alaska, Baker's unusual path to college started when she applied.

345 seconds in the Super Bowl spotlight
By Allie Caren
February 6, 2014 - 10:06am
More than 200 members of Syracuse University's marching band took part in the Super Bowl pre-game performance.

For many Syracuse University students, there was little that could top the excitement of the SU-Duke basketball game last Saturday night.

But for members of SU's marching band, that was merely a warm-up for what was likely the biggest performance of their musical careers: Super Bowl XLVIII.

Mere hours after what many are considering to be one college basketball team’s all-time best game, members of SU's marching band were back at the Carrier Dome.

Snow close
By Jessie Yuqing Shi
February 5, 2014 - 4:51pm
Students reacted happily to news that classes were canceled after 2:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon after a persistent snowfall.

As soon as Syracuse University canceled classes Wednesday afternoon, the collective cheers could be heard across campus.

Students at Schine Student Center erupted in excitement after they received the official email notification. Many said they were ready to take a break from the bone-chilling weather.

“I am really happy,” said Jacqueline Sarro, an arts and sciences freshman. “We are supposed to go to a theater tonight for the Spanish class and now we don’t have to go.”

SU celebrates Lunar New Year
By Chloe Gersten
February 3, 2014 - 4:34pm
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association marked the start of the Year of the Horse with performances in its annual gala.

Syracuse students, faculty, staff and community members ushered in the Year of the Horse with food, song and dance.

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association welcomed the Lunar New Year on Friday with its annual Spring Festival Gala. The gala is one of CSSA’s biggest events of the year and sold over 300 tickets. The event brings the University and the larger Syracuse community together through the shared celebration.

From Duke to the Super Bowl, SU Marching Band is ready to play
By Allie Caren
January 29, 2014 - 8:10pm
In a matter of 24 hours, SUMB members will be performing at one of the largest regular season NCAA college basketball games ever and then the world's biggest annual football event.

It'll be a big weekend for sports fans, and potentially an even bigger weekend for the Syracuse University Marching Band.

The SUMB will start a nearly non-stop, 24-hour stretch Saturday night at SU's sold-out men's basketball game where a record-setting crowd of more than 35,000 fans are expected.

A mere 24 hours later, the band will find itself on an even bigger stage at MetLife Stadium in The Meadowlands, N.J., for Super Bowl XLVIII. The band is slated to perform with the Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights just before the 6:30 p.m. kick-off.

Smothers acts as role model, family member to West Side kids
By Chris Landers
January 29, 2014 - 1:05pm
Mary Alice Smothers' passion for helping others is apparent in her long days at the office and outgoing personality

She’s a rather small woman — maybe 5-foot-2, if you’re inclined to be generous — navigating her office with a hint of a limp (not quite as nimble as she once was, as she’s quick to point out). She has a slight hunch and a warm, amazingly wide smile — a grandmother out of central casting, really, seemingly at odds with the stories, told in reverent tones, that are impossible to ignore while spending time on the West Side.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy honored in annual celebration
By Stephen Connors
January 20, 2014 - 5:23pm
1,900 people gathered at the 29th annual event in the Carrier Dome featuring Freeman Hrabowski, a university president who marched with Dr. King in the 1960s.

A university president who, at 10 years old, marched for civil rights with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., called on Syracuse students in the Carrier Dome Sunday to “find a way to help” ensure that all children have the opportunity for a high quality education.

SU App Challenge: for students, by students
By Kally Lyons
December 17, 2013 - 12:21pm
The iSchool's Second Annual SU App Challenge on Dec. 5 featured three new applications created by university students to make life easier on campus.

Twenty-five teams competed for best app title and other prizes at the iSchool's Second Annual SU App Challenge on Dec. 5. Teams were judged on the apps innovation, integrity and impact.

 

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3D printers pop up on campus
By Jill Comoletti
November 20, 2013 - 9:17pm
A three-dimensional printer produces objects by squeezing tiny layers of plastic on top of each other in an additive process. It is a way of taking a digital file and bringing it into the world as a physical object.

3D printing is an advanced technology that might not appear regularly in U.S. homes until 2040, according to an infographic designed by Neo Mammalian Studios. However, these printers are already being used on and around Syracuse University.

Anthony Rotolo, a social media professor at Syracuse University, and Isaac Budmen, an artist and 2012 SU graduate, combined their knowledge of technology to write “The Book on 3D Printing,” which was released at the end of August.